Question

The members of the Lok Sabha are elected by the __________.
 a.People
 b.Members of Rajya Sabha
 c.Members of Parliament
 d.President

Answer 1

Hint: The Lok Sabha, or House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament. Lok Sabha’s term limit is five years and it's members are directly elected.

Complete answer: In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'People', refers to the citizens or voters of India.
Therefore, option (a) is correct as the Lok Sabha, also called as the House of the People, is directly elected by the citizens of India for a term of 5 years.
Option (b.), ‘Members of Rajya Sabha', refers to ‘the 245 members of the Council of States, which is the upper house of the bicameral Indian Parliament’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect
Option (c.), ‘Members of Parliament', refers to ‘persons who serve in the parliament of India.’
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect.
Option (d.), ‘President', refers to ‘the ceremonial head of state of India and the Commander in chief of the Indian Armed Forces.’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.
The correct answer to this question is option A.

Note: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of the Rajya Sabha in India. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and which is not subject to dissolution. Although, one -third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire every second year.